I want people to understand that things do happen to people when they don't do what they are supposed to do, and how you try to correct the situation.

Many of us have legislation we have introduced to create a vehicle where that money would go and not go in the general fund that would deal with used fuel.

Every year, the Department of Energy is sued by the utilities, and they lose the lawsuits because they promised that they were going to find someplace to put the waste instead of putting it in dry storage.

the agency is actively preparing for the licensing and other regulatory work related to the advanced generation of reactors, such as the small modular reactor which Senator Voinovich referred to.

Where are we? And how can we recapture our leadership in this area?

This is a wonderful opportunity for our country and also to not only create jobs but get back in the international marketplace.

I think that momentum is building and the policy environment in the U.S. is shifting toward the growth of nuclear power.

I would really like to particularly look at the environmental studies that have to be made to try and make sure that whoever does that has got the gear to get that job done.

It is 20 percent of our energy; 70 percent of our clean energy comes from nuclear.

I would like to publicly congratulate Senator Carper on doing an outstanding job as Chairman of this Subcommittee.

Of all the things that people talk to me about today, they are interested in their job, and they are really worried about where our Federal Government is going in terms of spending.